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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-01-20

Circuit Judge Ayres, into whose
hands the disputed Indiana Lieu
nt-Governor case was placed
lor settlement, granted last Mon
lay an injunction restraining Rob-
rtson, { Republican, }, from attempt
iog to perform the Lieutenant-G Gov
sor's duties, or from presiding
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-01-20

Gen. w. B. Hazen, Chief Signal
Officer of the United States Army,
died suddenly in Washington Sum
day night.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-01-20

The Senate has passed bill
granting an annual pension Of
$1,000 to Mrs. John A. Logan. 1t
is thought, however, that the House
Pension Committee will report this
bill adversely.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-01-20

A fire in the pehitentiary at
Frankfort Saturday night destroyed
the furniture, broom and shoe de-
partments. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-01-20

er section offers as grand induce
ments for profitable investments.
Respectfully and Truly Yours,
L. d, STANDIFoRD.
After careful perusal of the let
ter written by DR.. L. d. Standiford
to the Hon. X. f. Prichard, of Cat
lettsburg we feel very much IKE
endorsing him for any Office he
might ask at the hands of Kentuck-
ians. tits true that almost any
candidate for office who can write
a good letter might say SO much as
the doctor has said in the commu-
nication which we take pleasure in
publishing to-day, but what is said
in this letter are the words of no
common candidate. 1t comes from
a man who does not seek office for
any pecuniary profit to be obtained
therefrom. Through years of the
most untiring energy, combined
with wonderful financial sagacity
and supported by an intellectually
not found in a mere politician and
trader, DR.. Standiford has placed
himself far above and beyond the
necessity OF asking official station
because certain amount of lucre
is attached thereto. Other things
being equal we think a man who
wants to represent Kentucky as a
United States Senator, and who is
well fixed, as the slang phrase
has it, is entitled to a very great
degree Of consideration. He is be-
You'd temptation, even admitting
that Senator'S can be tempted.
And we here distinctly disclaim
any intention of rejecting in the
Slightest degree on any Kentucky
Senator, past or present,
DR., Standiford is eminent,y a
Kentuckian. He, AZ railroad mag
nate, Representative and Senator, is
completely and thoroughly identi-
fed with Kentucky and her peo-
ple-her enterprises and her devel-
opment. What he accumulated
through personal industry and le-
climate speculation is in the State
and not placed outside to inure to
the benefit of foreign corporations.
This being true it were wise policy
on the part of our people to send
to the Senate ofthe United States a
man whose aim it would naturally
be to foster any legitimate enter
prise which had for its object the
development of the natural and ac-
quired resources of the State. A
vast proportion Of DUR natural
wealth is buried in the mountains
of our own section. SO long IS it
lies dormant, having no one i'll the
national councils to,so shape legi- |
station as TO unlock the doors
which now conceal our treasures,
so long will such States as Ala
bama, not as rich by three-fourths
as Kentucky, keep far in our van.
We have said this much concern
ing DR.. Standiford and his candi-
dacy for the Senate in the hope that
it will cause our readers to give a
considerate attention to|
the gentleman and his claims and
qualifications. He is fairly in the
field, and when he enters for race
it is to win. Before we bring our
imperfect notice of DR.. Standiford
to close we must say that we are
glad he says nothing about his
Services on many hard-fought
battle field"-on either side. The
war, at least the shot and shell part
oft, closed over twenty years ago.
and we are in favor of giving the
subject rest.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-01-20

The Republicans Of Indiana have
nominated Ben Harrison to oppose
the Hon. David Turpie for the Uni
ted States Senate.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-01-20
Chattaroi haiiway.
We clip the following from

We clip the following from the
Commercial Gazette:
A decree lately issusel by tie. y.
s.bistfict Cotirt, in Coyington,. KY,
for tie sale of the Chattaroi Rail
way Of Eastern Kentucky, is Ii ac-
cofdance with an agreement be-
tween tie owners Of the Chattaroi
Railway securities and the Charles.
ton, Cincinnati and Chicago Rail-
road Company. This latter com
pany intend to complete railway
line from the Ohio River to Char
lesion, S. c., before January /, 1890,
thus opening up an entirely new
territory, several hundred miles in
extent, to Cincinnati enterprise,
for there are no other Of our great
inland cities that can success fully
compete with her for this trade.
Their plan seems to be to work
from their termini to the center,
thus securing as fast as their road
advances a good carrying trade.
They are now extending the Chat
taroi southwark, and by the first Of
next May will reach the extensive
fields of camel coal, which are
equal in quality to any obtained
from abroad. When completed the
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-01-20

After awhile the only bill that
will have any show in the United
States Senate will be a Millionaire.
Louisville Commercial.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-01-20

Gov.-elect Robt. L. Taylor, Of
Tennessee, was inaugurated at
Nashville Monday.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-01-20

over the General Assembly. This
is decided Democratic victory.
The Republicans will appeal to the
Supreme Court.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-01-20
THURSDAY, JANUARY goth, 1887,
Secretary Lamar and wife arriy-
ed in Washington Saturday.

"The Grand Old Leader of Liber-
al Thought" Gladstone, is reported
as being very i'll,
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08

attempted to put in verse he awfully grand
magnitcence of this locality, but in vain
There is sublimity, there is an indescribabIe
grandeur overhanging Mauch Cuunk which
neither the pen nor brush can adequately de-
pict. 1t must be seen to be even measurably
appreciated.
How wondrous! how exquisitely beautiful
were the universal exclamations of those
who accompanied the October excursion of las
year as they assembled Mt. Pisgah's heights
or with eagle swiftness swept the rugged
curves leading to Mt. Jefferson's plane.
In selecting the date for this Excursion it
was considered all important to give the ex-
cursionists the advantage of the Autumnal
tints, and it is well-known fact that ''Up
Hhe Switchback is never as inviting as in the
middle of October.
Seven full hours for the cxcursionists to
go ''up the Switchback;" to see the Burning
Mountain; to ambulate through the ice
hanging cave; to inspect the Wonderful
Church and to climb Glen Onoko's Misty
Hights.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08
The Masn and the snider-


While sitting one summers day on n nj.
azza near two large trees, something tlropped
upon my head and rolled into my lap, when
l saw large white bodied spider in the
clutches of small wasp. Hastily brushing
these inceremonious visitors upon the floor,
watched to see if the wasp would succeed in
hylng away with his huge enemy. After a
struggle the spider lay quiet; and the wasp
ran around, selzinS first one part then an
ctherN but finally went away, as | supposed,
for help. In about quarter of an hour he
returned, still alone, and began trying again,
as thought, to find some place by which he
could seize the round body, and carry it
away. Again he departed without his spider.
This time | watched him, and saw him dis
appear at the edge of the lawn, under a pear
tree, and, following, found him, after some
searching, diligently at work, with another
wasp in enlarglng hole in the ground, hay
ing already thrown out quite little mound
of earth. wassurprised, for | did not thep
know that any kind Of wasp lived in the
ground.
Ireturned to the piazza; and soon, when
the wasp came back, | was convinced by
more careful watching, that he was measur-
ing each part of the SPIDERS body, instead of
trying to get hold of it, The antennte seemed
to he the organs mostly employed in this
operation. When he went home again, was
before him, and saw him meet his coworlser,
put his head close to his, and evidently inform
him that the doorway was not yet big enough,
for they fell busily at work enlarging it.
Then more measuring, more digging, until,
after three long hours, he returned, this time
with his friend, and they carried away their
prey, and bestowed it in their underground
home.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08

where once we We're mortified by being
compelled to rise at table, reach nine feet and
stub porous pancake with our fork, mean
time wipng tile milk gravy out Of a large
yellow bowl with our coat tails, now we can
hire tall, 1.-THE gentleman in full dress suit
to pass us the pancakes
Even the hulrooms of American hotels are
changed. Once the bartender waited till his
customer ran all his remarks into one long.
hoarsc word, with hiccough on the end, and
then lie took him by the collar and threw
him out into the cold and chaotic night.
Now the bartender gradually rises on the
price of drinks till his customer is frozen out.
and willie lie is gene to the reading room to
borrow some more money the chemist moves
the bar somewhere else, and when the guest
returns he finds a barber shop where he
thought lie left barroom.
II is very rare now that we see a United
States senator shaking 2-year old Mambrino
hair trunk up three flights of stairs to his
room in order to secure the labor vote Men,
as well AS hotels and hotel soap. have changed
Where once u cake of soap would only last a
few weeks science has come in and perfected
a style Of pink soap, favored with vanilla,
that will last for years, and a new slippery
elm towel that is absolutely impervious to
moisture. Hand in hand, this soap and towel
go gayly down the corridors of time, vel
coming the coming and speeding the parting
guest, jumping deftly out of the hands of the
aristocracy into the hands of a receiver but
always calm, smooth and latherless.
A great many droll characters and bright,
shrewd men are met with among hotel pro
prietors wherever You go. "The Fat Con
tributorn was lecturng once in the state of
Kentucky, and had occasion to take dinner at
six bit hotel. After the meal Mr.. Griswoli
stepped up to the counter, took out a bale of
bank notes, which he had received for his
lecture the evening before, and asked what
might he the damage.
"I'hree dollars, said the blue grass gentle
man, who had buttoBed his collar with ten
penny mil, while he looked at "Grisn with a
panied expression.
Eyes, but a man ought to be able to board
here week for 50, The whole house didn't
cost more than $40 or SIS What's your idea
in charging me So for a wad of hominy and
piece of parched pork"
swell, sir" said the urbare landlord, as h0
put out the fire at distance of twenty feet by
emptying his salivary surplus on it, Il need
the money!
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08
A DutifuI Son.

Teacher of spelling class)-Tonmy Trad
dies, you may spell cigarette.
Tommy Traddles somewhat i'll prepared
Well-er-my pa won't let me thnoke 'em, am
l don't think he'd care to have me thpell em.
New T"rs : =
n boarding house proprietor announces
that his prices have touched bedrock Persons
who have slept in his house assert that the
beds conform to the prices New Haven
News.
Long Island is in the shape of fish, re-
marks learned exchange. While on the sub
ieet of shapes, we might as well add that
Manhattan island is in the shape of a shark
Minneapolis Tribune.
If the train robbers of Arizona have so ter
rorized the settlers that they dare not testify
against the gang, the territory may claim the
proud distinction of being the Italy of
America.-San Francisco Bulletin,
The racing and baseball season will be over
in few weeks. Snapper" Garrison and the
curve pitchers will go into winter quarters,
and congress and the tragedians will have
chance, e,-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08

The franlSness and open, candid manner Of
the man won Mr.. Griswold, and he asked him
if he thought So would be enough, The land
lord said he could get along with that. Then
Griswold opened his valise and took out a
large brunette bottle of liniment marked "for
external use" He passed it over to the land
lord and told him that this stuff worked as
well on the inside as it did on the outside. In
a few moments the liniment of the "Fat Con-
tributorn and the liniment Of the landlord
had merged into each other, and a friendly
feeling sprangup between the two men which
time has never effuced. have often thought
of this aud wondered why it is that hotel men
are not moro open and cordial with their
guests Mnny time have paid large bill
grudingly when would have done it cheer
fully if the landlord had told me lie was in
need.-New York World.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08

As it happens that good loud bumming
Top can be made without expense and we
teel certain that some Of our young readers
VIII want to try their hands at it, we give an
Illustration with directions, which appeared
originally in Golden Days:
The materials are an empty baking powder
canister, or any wooden box, and two pieces
OF frewood. The plan of operations is to
cut slit in the side Of the box answering to
the hole in the toy, making it half an inch
square or round, as the case may be, and
making hole in the lid and bottom of the
box for the spindle to come through To
make good job of it, the bottom hole
should be square and the top hole round, and
the spindle should be cut to fit, pushing it in,
of course, from the bottom.
When the holes and spindle are cut, nut
little glue round the lid TO make the box
tight, and insert the spindle with little glue
at each hole For the usual fork or handle
with which the top is spun, plain slip of
wood with hole at the end will be found to
answer. Very simple preparations oil these,
and yet everything is ready except the string.
When the top is dry, wind round the string,
passing it through the hole in the handle, as
SHOWN, and spin. That is all we need say
about the homemade humming top.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08
Iincls A min.

Back again from the oceans shore,
Back from the mountains lakes aud rivers,
Back again to the city's roar
With stronger lungs and healthier livers.
Back again with faces tanned and brown,
Parents, children, maids and nurses,
Back to the social life in town
With brighter eyes and lighter purses
Back to the counting room and school,
Back to the bosses who employ us,
Back, for September nights are cool
And the pesky flies no more annoy us
Back again with the same old lies
OF the fish we caught their weight aud meas
ure,
Back to deplore with many sighs
The money spent on our summers pleasure
Boston Courier.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08
THE LIME KILN CLUB.
Resolutions Passed on the Death of a
nAiYnrara Manu-

Resolutions Passed on the Death of an
"AiveraGe Man."
As soon rs Elder Toots had ceased trying t.
cough up the vest buckle hu swallowed in
West Virginia the year the war broke out
and Whaebone Howker and Pickles Smith
had settled on the date of the discovery OF
America as 1921, the windows were put down
and Brother Gardner said:
"Death has once more invaded our ranks.
yesterday received a letter containn' de in.
formashun dat Krokus Despaines, an hon
ory member living at Griffin, Ga, had ex-
pired from airth away. Has any member
anythn' to offerm
Judge Cadaver offered resolution of sym
pathy for the ssbeIeaved widow and fatheress
children.
SyntnX johnson moved that Paradise hall
be draped in mourning for the space of sixty
days
The Rev. Pcnstocl; moved that what was
the Lime Kiln clubs loss was the deceased
brothers eternal gain.
Buckingham Jones suggested that the club
contribute the sum of $1,000 toward monu-
ment with an angel perched on top.
"Gemlen," said thepresident as he waved
them down, ~ knew Krokus well. In faels,
he am de only man who eber stole my dog
ne mas eilth lb my house, an L ndS slepb III
his an toolien breakfast in the highest second
class hotel We shall adopt skedule about
as follows; We am grieved dat Krokus has
passed away, but would he have amounted to
shucls had he libed!
"IIe was kind to de poor, but he stole
chickuns from de rich.
He was honest am upright, but he neber
had chance to trade hosses or beat street
kyar company.
lie had many vartues, but they were offset
by many vices While he would have estab-
lished an orfun asylum if he had de money
to do it, he invariably tried to pay his dues
wild trade dollars or counterfeit halves.
"While we hope he am better off, we shan't
be ober anxious to inquar fur him when we
reach de mex world.
"Gem'len, klokus Desplaines was an aver
age man. He libed in de average way,
mixin' de good an de bad till you couldn't
allus tell wheder to find him leanin' ober de
front gait or lynn on de grass behin' de BAN.
He had his good an his bad streaks, an we
shant praise de fust an conceal lie las. If
he am better Off we am glad of it, II
he has gone to amy wuss kentry dan dis it am
ollr solOm dooty to feel as sorry as we know
how. Any resolushuns menshunin' his wife
an chillen am SO much talk frown away, fur
he was too lazy to support wife an conse-
kently nebber got mard We will hang
cheap piece o Grape on lie doah am forgive
him de six shkin' dues he owed de club. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08
Up the SwItchBsck
ging through the forests,

Singing through the forests,
Rafting over ridges,
Shooting under arches,
Rumbling over bridges;
Whizzing through tho mountains,
Buzzing DER the vale,-
Bless me how very pleasant,
Humming down the rail -
The one excursion of all others which our
people never tire of is the Mauch Chunk
Excursion. There is that indcscribable
grandeur of scenery that fascinates but
never satiates There is always a longing to
see it again and again.
Countless myrads of different tinted fol-
iage greet the gaze at every turn and all eff
forts at description pale into insignilicance
when contrasted with the immensity of the
Switchback associations.
Artists ofworld wide fame have cndeavor-
ed to put on canvas the glories Of the
scenery, wild and weird around about Mauch
Chunk, but have signally failed Poets have
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08
Not the Work

"How much will You charge to 60 up ID my
house and black small-a very small
stovei' he asked of one OF the colored brigade
at the market.
"Jist as much as would to black a large
"a very large-stove sah,"
"But it won't take so much backing nor
rubbing"
"No, sab, but dose tings doan' count. It's
gittin' me away from the market an depriv-
in me of de chance fur religious discushun
dat charge fur. r."-Detroit Free Press.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08
BILL NYE ON HOTELS
He Tells Story on GriswoId, the Fat
Contributors,

- HeOi9 oh NTihWolug Ihe rat
Contributor.
America has made many gigantic strides,
aside from those made at the battle of Bull
hlin, and her people spend much of their time
pointing with pride to her remarkable pro-
gress, but we are prone to dwell too much
upon our advantages as n summer resort and
Our adroit methods Of declining the presidency
before we are asked, while we forget some of
our more important improvements, like the
elevated railway and the American hotel
Let us, for moment look at the great
changes that have been wrought in hotels
during the past century, How marked has
been the improvement and how wonderful
the advancement Everything has been
changed Even the towels have been changedl
Electric bells, consisting of a long and alert
wire with an oyercoat button at one end and
reticent boy at the other, have taken the
place of the human voice and low browed
red elm club. Where once we were com
PEELED to fall down dark, narrow staircase,
now we can go down the elevator or wander
down the wrong stairway and find ourselves
in the laundry
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08
Death cuts Down All, Great and small.


A party of hotel men in the Astor house ro-
tunda on Monday were discussing the recent
deaths of Messrs Hunting and Smith, and
hoping that the destroyer would not visit
their laulis for some time to come, when one
of the party said:
"There are several hotel keepers in town
whose death, am sorry to say, is only a
question of time"
"Who are theyF eagerly inquired the
others.
The first gentleman repeated names which
were greeted with expressions of sorrow and
regret. ....
'sBut ! didn't know they were sick"
thoughtfully remarked one of the party.
''They are not sick.n
"What's the matter with them then7n
"Nothing."
"Well, r. .-...
oAs said, their death is only question of
time
And solemn silence appeared and mingled
with the crqwd.-Hotel Mail
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08

TIbHVH E5VI ooU sVsoJ o'1J Il'ID b.oU Old
Additional Trains,
On SATURDAY only, will leave Dupont Station at
LOO and 7.t2 p. m., Newbridge at 100 and 7l5 D. m.
for Wilmington and all intermediate points.
French Creek Branch Trains,
Leave Springfield l1IOa Oa.m., and 6 20 p m on weeks
days. and 9.l3 m on Sundays.
Arrive t.Peter's 40 a. m, and $50 p m on week
Gays, and IS a m on Sundays.
For connections at Wilmington, Chadds Ford
Junction, Lenape, Coatesyille, waynesburg juno
tion, BTdsboro, and Reading see timetable at all
stations
A. 9. McCAUSLAND, II, B HIBBARD,
Superintendeut. Gen. Prs. Agent
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08
THE MAN FROM MUD CORNER.

He Has an Experience with a PhiIadeI-
phia Hotel Clerk.
Mr., Wheatcorn from Mud Corner, Ar
kansawl-As was just passing through the
city thought l would stop and see the pro
cesh, There's me and Amanda, Tommy,
George, Abimlech and the twins; Amanda7s
sister and aunt and my friend Towser, of
Butternut Hill.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-10-08
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